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April 28, 2021 The idea has long been a refrain for both proponents and critics of extra-innings baseball, though often voiced with tongue in cheek: instead of drawing out contests to 10 or 12 or 17 wearying innings, or starting each extra frame with a runner on second base, why not just settle the matter via a home run derby? This year, as the affiliated minor and independent leagues implement a variety of experimental rules, the Pioneer League will do just that. The “Knock Out” rule, as the league is calling it, is just one change from among a slate that should garner the league some at...

The president’s latest push goes beyond expanded background checks and sets the stage for votes to ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines — a potential political liability in Senate battlegrounds such as Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. One North Carolina-based Democratic strategist said voting on an assault weapons ban would help fuel Republican arguments that the Biden administration is coming to take their guns. ADVERTISEMENT “Republicans are already claiming that Democrats are trying to take people’s guns and have no respect for the Second ...

Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images Former Wisconsin Badgers wide receiver Quintez Cephus is suing the University of Wisconsin for “violating his due process rights, violating Title IX provisions and breach of contract,” per an Associated Press report from Tuesday. Cephus was expelled from the University for the 2018 school year, and subsequently missed the 2018 football season, for violating the non-academic misconduct code after a Title IX investigation after he was arrested on second- and third-degree sexual assault charges. From the AP: Former Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus s...

Quad Cities River Bandits Release 2021 Schedule Baseball!  Oh how we've missed you in the Quad Cities.  And while the field may be covered in a couple feet of snow, it will melt before you know it and the River Bandits will be taking the field. The 2021 season will look different for many reasons on and off the field as the River Bandits play their first season as affiliates of the Kansas City Royals. Get our free mobile app The season will open on the road May 4 against the South Bend Cubs. The River Bandits home opener will be May 11 against the Cedar Rapids Kernels.  The team is slated ...

February 12th, 2021 share-square-1412220 KANSAS CITY, MO (February 12, 2021) – The Kansas City Royals are excited to announce that their Player Development Licenses (PDLs) have been signed by Omaha (AAA), Northwest Arkansas (AA), Quad Cities (A+) and Columbia, SC (A) to make up the club’s minor league affiliates for the 2021 season. “The Kansas City Royals are proud to formally announce that we have partnered with four great organizations,” Royals Vice President/Assistant GM-Player Performance J.J. Picollo said. “We are excited to continue our long-standing relationships with the O...